Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever reached for a quick fix for allergies, a cold, or a sleepless night, chances are you’ve taken diphenhydramine. It’s ...

Tens of millions of Americans struggle to sleep at night, and many of them turn to sleeping pills for relief. Prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids are especially popular among older adults. A ...

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The first antihistamine that the Food and Drug Administration approved was diphenhydramine. The compound was created in 1943, and the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company brought it to market in 1946 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife was having problems getting to sleep and has stocked our medicine cabinet with various p.m. versions of popular pain relievers that have been advertised as sleep aids. Recently ...

This column is the last in a series on the importance of adequate sleep for optimal mental and physical health, based on “Why We Sleep” by sleep scientist Matthew Walker, PhD. “Adequate sleep” refers ...